KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL OR REVISION,
Cover Sheet (10/02/2002)
Course Number/Program Name INCM 9310/International Conflict Management
Department College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Degree Title (if applicable) Ph.D. in International Conflict Management
Proposed Effective Date Fall 2010
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GRADUATE COURSE/CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM CHANGE
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Course Prefix and Number INCM 9310_____________________________
Course Title Intercultural Dynamics in International Conflict Management
Credit Hours 3-0-3
Prerequisites Admission to the Ph.D. program
Description (or Proposed Degree Requirements)
This course examines the intercultural dynamics that influence the formation,
implementation and evaluation of international conflict management. This course
focuses on cultural and identity formation; intercultural communication,
negotiation, and dialogue; and the theories that inform this area of scholarship.
III.
Justification
The intent of an elective is to allow students to have maximum flexibility in the
selection of courses to build skills and knowledge needed in their dissertation
work.
IV.
Additional Information (for New Courses only)
Instructor:_ Susan Raines, Ph.D.
Text:
Prerequisites: Admission to the Ph.D. program
Objectives:
 understand how identity is shaped by culture.
 be familiar with the primary theories and concepts used to explain cultural
differences.
 develop skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are helpful for problem solving and
interventions in an intercultural setting.
 be familiar with the current debates and unanswered questions in the field of
intercultural communication and conflict resolution.
Instructional Method
-Class discussion
Method of Evaluation
- Test,
V.
weekly reading questions and analysis, oral presentation, research paper
Resources and Funding Required (New Courses only)
Resource
Amount
Faculty
Other Personnel
Equipment
Supplies
Travel
New Books
New Journals
Other (Specify)
TOTAL
Funding Required Beyond
Normal Departmental Growth
The costs are included in the overall cost for
the new Ph.D. program and are not separate.
VI. COURSE MASTER FORM
This form will be completed by the requesting department and will be sent to the Office of the
Registrar once the course has been approved by the Office of the President.
The form is required for all new courses.
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INCM
9310
Intercultural Dyna in Intl CM
3-0-3
Fall 2010
Regular
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VII Attach Syllabus
INCM 9310: Intercultural Dynamics in International Conflict Management
Ph.D. Program in International Conflict Management
Kennesaw State University
I. Professor Contact Information
Dr. Susan S. Raines
Tel. 770-423-6081
sraines@kennesaw.edu
Office Hours: Fridays: 9am-2pm or by appointment
II. Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions
Admission to the Ph.D. program
III. Course Description
This course examines the intercultural dynamics that influence the formation, implementation and evaluation of
international conflict management. This course focuses on culture and identity formation; intercultural
communication, negotiation and dialogue; and the theories that inform this area of scholarship.
IV. Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes
After this course students will:
 understand how identity is shaped by culture.
 be familiar with the primary theories and concepts used to explain cultural differences.
 develop skills, knowledge, and attitudes that are helpful for problem solving and interventions in an
intercultural setting.
 be familiar with the current debates and unanswered questions in the field of intercultural
communication and conflict resolution.
V. Textbooks and Materials
Intercultural Communication: A Contextual Approach 4th edition by James W. Neuliep. Sage Publications. 2009
Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures, by John Paul Lederach, Syracuse University Press,
1995
Articles as listed in the course outline below. All articles are available through GALILEO or the Sturgis Library on
reserve.
VI. Course Outlines
Week 1: Building Awareness of Cultural Difference: Learning from Our Mistakes
Read:
1. “Have Gavel, will travel: Dispute resolution's Innocents Abroad” Conflict Resolution Quarterly Volume 19,
Issue 3, Date: Spring 2002, Pages: 363-372 Christopher Honeyman, Sandra I. Cheldelin
2. “Conflict resolution in a non-Western context: Conversations with Indonesian scholars and practitioners”
Conflict Resolution Quarterly Volume 23, Issue 4, Date: Summer 2006, Pages: 427-446
Brett R. Noel, Ann Torfin Shoemake, Claudia L. Hale
3. “Type I and Type II errors in culturally sensitive conflict resolution practice”
Conflict Resolution Quarterly Volume 20, Issue 3, Date: Spring 2003, Pages: 351-371 by Kevin Avruch
4. “Harmony, peacemaking, and power: Controlling processes and African mediation”
Conflict Resolution Quarterly Volume 23, Issue 3, Date: Spring 2006, Pages: 281-299, Mark Davidheiser
Week 2 Culture and Identity Formation
Read:
1. Neuliep text: Chapter 1 “The Necessity of Intercultural Communication” Chapter 2 “The Cultural Context” &
Chapter 8 “The Sociorelational Context”
2. “Conflict, identity, and resilience: Negotiating collective identities within the Israeli and Palestinian
diasporas” Conflict Resolution Quarterly Volume 24, Issue 4, Date: Summer 2007, Pages: 377-412
Peter T. Coleman, J. Krister Lowe
Week 3 Microcultural Development
Read:
1. Neuliep text: Chapter 3 “The Microcultural Context”; Chapter 5 “The Perceptual Context”
2. “Mediation, power, and cultural difference” Conflict Resolution Quarterly Volume 20, Issue 3, Date: Spring
2003, Pages: 287-306 Morgan Brigg
Week 4 The Origin of Environmental Conflict & Cultural Perceptions
Read:
1. Neuliep, Chapter 5 “The Environmental Context”
2. “The Multi-Cultural Aspects of International Environmental Conflicts: Theory Meets Practice” by Raines
(supplied by professor).
3. “Identity Politics and Environmental Conflict Dynamics: A Reexamination of the Negotiated Rulemaking
Process” by Brian Polkinghorn in Social Conflict and Collective Identities, Patrick Coy and Lynne Woehrle (eds).
On reserve in library.
Week 5 Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication Differences Between Cultures
Read:
1. Neuliep. Chapter 7, “The Verbal Code”, Chapter 8 “The Nonverbal Code”
2. “Intercultural Conflict Management: A Mindful Approach”, By Stella Ting-Toomey (On reserve at library)
Week 6 Intercultural Relationships
Read:
1. Neuliep, Chapter 6 “Building Intercultural Relationships”
2. Neuliep Chapter 10 “Intercultural Conflict”
Week 7 Intercultural Conflict Within International Organizations: Surviving & Thriving
Read:
1. Neuliep Chapter 11 “Intercultural Communication in Organizations” and Chapter 12, “Acculturation, Culture
Shock, and Intercultural Competence”.
Week 8 Gender Across Cultures and the Environment
Read:
1. Skjelsbæk, Inger, 2009. Traditions and Transitions: Perceptions of ‘Good Womanhood’ Among
Twenty Bosnian Focus Group Participants’. International Feminist Journal of Politics 11(3): 392–\
411.
2. Mediation and inequality reconsidered: Bringing the discussion to the table
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Volume 26, Issue 4, Date: Summer 2009, Pages: 383-404 Leah Wing
3. Tryggestad, Torunn L., 2009. 'Trick or Treat? The UN and Implementation of Security Council Resolution
1325 on Women, Peace and Security', Global Governance 15(4): 539–557.
Week 9 Understanding Stereotypes Other Cultures Have About Americans
Read:
1. American Ways: A Guide for Foreigners in the U.S. by Gary Alten
On 2-hour reserve at the library or at the CM Lending Library
Week 10 Interventions in Foreign Cultures: Conceptual and Theoretical Advice
Read:
1. Preparing for Peace: Conflict Transformation Across Cultures, by John Paul Lederach
Week 11 Interventions in Foreign Cultures: Cultural Appropriateness & Success?
Read:
1. Chapter 7: “What Do I Need to Know About Culture? The Research Says…” by Kevin Avruch in “Into the Eye
of the Storm” John Paul Lederach (Ed.) On reserve at Library
2. “Transnational conflict resolution practice: A brief introduction to the context, issues, and search for best
practice in exporting conflict resolution” Conflict Resolution Quarterly Volume 19, Issue 3, Date: Spring 2002,
Pages: 303-319 Douglas H. Yarn
3. Simonsen, Sven Gunnar, 2009. 'Leaving Security in Safe Hands: Identity, Legitimacy and Cohesion in the New
Afghan and Iraqi Armies', Third World Quarterly 30(8): 1–19.
Week 12 Interventions in Foreign Cultures: Culturally Relevant interventions
Read:
1. “Evaluation of intergroup dialogue: A review of the empirical literature”
Conflict Resolution Quarterly Volume 26, Issue 2, Date: Winter 2008, Pages: 199-238 Adrienne Dessel, Mary E.
Rogge.
2. Eriksen, Stein Sundstøl, 2009. 'The Liberal Peace Is Neither: Peacebuilding, State building and the Reproduction
of Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo', International Peacekeeping 16(5): 652–666.
2. Review these websites:
http://www.seedsofpeace.org/
http://www.theparentscircle.com/
Week 13 Appreciating Local Processes and Preferences for Conflict Resolution
1.
2.
3.
“From Sulha to Salaam: Connecting local knowledge with international negotiations for lasting peace in
Palestine/Israel” Conflict Resolution Quarterly Volume 26, Issue 2, Date: Winter 2008, Pages: 127-148
Mneesha Gellman, Mandi Vuinovich
“Conflict resolution across cultures: A hawaii perspective and a pacific mediation model”
Mediation Quarterly Volume 12, Issue 2, Date: Winter 1994, Pages: 117-133 Bruce E. Barnes
Liden, Kristoffer, 2009. 'Building Peace between Global and Local Politics: On the Cosmopolitical Ethics of
Liberal Peacebuilding', International Peacekeeping 16(5): 616–634.
Week 14 Appreciating Local Processes and Preferences for Conflict Resolution
Read:
1. Thoresen, Beate, 2009. 'Rebellion Without a Shot—Peaceful Conflict Management in Ecuador', Conflict,
Security & Development 9(3): 361–385.
2.
Read “Culture Matters: The Peace Corps Cross-Cultural Workbook”
http://multimedia.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/library/T0087_culturematters.pdf
Week 15 Exam Review/Readings Synthesis
No readings assigned
VII. Grading Policy
Grades will be calculated as follows:
Weekly Reading Questions and Analysis: 30%
Final test: 25%
Oral Presentation: 10%
Research Paper: 30%
Weekly reading questions and analysis:
Students will answer weekly reading questions related to the assigned course readings and turn them in at the
beginning of each class. Additionally, the student’s in-class discussion and analysis will be used in calculating their
grade on this assignment each week.
Final Test Description:
The final test will cover the readings and course material for the entire semester. Students will choose two out of
four essay questions to write for an in-class exam.
Research Paper and Oral Presentation Description: Designing a Culturally Appropriate Intervention
The research paper is a critical element of the course and should be taken very seriously. First, students will submit
a two-page statement describing their proposed intervention and location for that intervention. Next, students will
submit a list of at least 10 articles or three books on the conflict in that area, previously attempted efforts at
peacebuilding or humanitarian relief, and a brief abstract for each that presents the basic argument, findings, and
relevance for the student's question. Next, students will submit a critical literature review (8-10 pages) on their
chosen conflict and intervention. This will serve as the basis for a 15-minute in-class presentation. Finally, building
on this discussion, students will submit a 20-page research paper that includes a revised version of the literature
review, a full description of their proposed intervention and an analysis of the cultural appropriateness of that
planned intervention. Students who use this as an opportunity to write a concurrent grant related to their proposed
intervention will receive extra credit.
Grading scale: A: 90-100; B: 80-89; C: 70-79; D: 60-69; F: < 60
VIII. Academic Integrity
Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct, as published in the
Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs. Section II of the Student Code of Conduct addresses the University's policy
on academic honesty, including provisions regarding plagiarism and cheating, unauthorized access to University
materials, misrepresentation/falsification of University records or academic work, malicious removal, retention, or
destruction of library materials, malicious/intentional misuse of computer facilities and/or services, and misuse of
student identification cards. Incidents of alleged academic misconduct will be handled through the established
procedures of the University Judiciary Program, which includes either an "informal" resolution by a faculty member,
resulting in a grade adjustment, or a formal hearing procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of Conduct's
minimum one semester suspension requirement.
IX. ADA Statement
Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet the
course requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to arrange the necessary accommodations.
Students should present appropriate verification from KSU disAbled Student Support Services. No requirement
exists that accommodations be made prior to completion of this approved University process. Accommodations are
arranged on an individualized, as-needed basis after the needs and circumstances have been evaluated. The
following individuals have been designated by the President of the University to provide assistance and ensure
compliance with the ADA. Should you require assistance or have further questions about the ADA, please contact:
Carol Pope, Asst. Dir. for disAbled Student Support Services
770-423-6443, 770-423-6667F, 770-423-6480TTY
cpope@kennesaw.edu
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